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...collecting over the years, Simard said. A permanent home for those materials wasn't found until 1920, when the AlaskaHistoricalLibrary and Museum opened in the Arctic Brotherhood Building in Juneau. This change coincided with the arrival of A...

...through March 14. It is held annually in honor of A.P. Kashevarof, the first librarian and curator of the AlaskaHistoricalLibrary and Museum, 1919-1940.Here's a look at the rest of the schedule:Feb. 28: "Science and Ethics in...

...collected Yup'ik artifacts for curio dealers such as Seattle's "Ye Olde Curio Shop," as well for the AlaskaHistoricalLibrary and Museum in Juneau. He was instrumental in mounting exhibits on Alaska for the international expositions...

...never accepted any honorary degrees, even though he was offered some. DeArmond also worked in research for the AlaskaHistoricalLibrary, for which he became a strong supporter and contributor. His journalistic endeavors continued as he co-founded...

...years ago. There had been rumors. For example, a map in the 1727 edition of "Gulliver's Travels" in the AlaskaHistoricalLibrary shows the land of Brobdingnag on an immense peninsula jutting out from North America. The peninsula resembles...

...Museum (SLAM) project will help us to remember our past and create a greater state over the next 50 years. The AlaskaHistoricalLibrary and Museum was founded in 1900 by the U.S. Congress. Four years before statehood, the state library was...

...know," she said. Inside the building, the AlaskaHistoricalLibrary displays a bust of Seward. Next to it, a piece...marble bust of Seward at the entrance to the AlaskaHistoricalLibrary portrays Seward with his prominent nose, deep...

...Jane Hill, and Laura Miller. You all did a beautiful job! Thank you to Mark Kelley, Ann Puffer and the AlaskaHistoricalLibrary for providing some of the pictures that were put in the quilt. Thanks go also to Raintree Country, Centennial...

...Library of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, and a microfilm copy can be consulted at the AlaskaHistoricalLibrary. Compiling this source was a labor of love. ``There was no funding,'' Kent said. ``As a society...